Booth's Mental health

[Pamela]

(05-21-2015 04:10 PM)Jenny Wrote:  [quote='Pamela' pid='47947' dateline='1432235360']
I believe Booth was driven by "demons" in as much as his narcissism was so profound, that his "political" talk and writings said more about his psychology than any political reality. Narcissism is underrated; psychopaths get most of the attention, but narcissists also have no empathy and can be enormously destructive people.

I want to point out to Jenny that your signature Booth quote is a perfect example of my opinion.

"Right or wrong, God judge me, not man." - I think I see where you might be coming from there but I still don't agree. Please explain further?"

The Booth statement demonstrates his sense of grandiosity, a trait of narcissism. It may be that other men are judged by other men (Like he judged Lincoln and gave him a death sentence, which showed that Booth felt like he had all the rights and power of a nation wrapped up in one man) but he was above all that. There are so many examples of his narcissism, not the least of which was his choice of Lincoln's death scene, a theater, and his leap to the stage to show the world his "greatness". He could have shot Lincoln in so many other places, but that was his choice, a place with a stage for him to strut victoriously while the world watched.